The order did not specify the rate that could be imposed, but used 25% as an example.

Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff on countries that do business with Iran

Iran is an OPEC member and produces more than 3 million barrels per day

Abbas Aragchi spoke after hours of talks in Oman ended, which the two countries entered with significantly different positions.

TEHRAN Iran and the United States held discussions on Friday in Muscat over Irans nuclear program and the possibility of a new agreement that would curb certain nuclear activities in exchange for the termination of sanctions

TEHRAN Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has issued a security guarantee to the Islamic Republic, asserting that Baku will never permit its land to be used for hostile actions against its neighbor.

TEHRAN - A senior sociologist and political analyst says U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seek to foment turmoil in Iran.

TEHRAN The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has inaugurated a massive new underground missile city, marking the operational induction of the Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile.

TEHRAN As tensions persist between Iran and the United States amid intensified military signaling and renewed talk of negotiations, critical questions remain about Washingtons real strategy and the risk of a broader regional conflict

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Differences over the scope for the talks have also cast doubts on whether it will still go ahead, keeping open the risk of U.S

TEHRAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the Middle East is like a powder keg waiting for a chain reaction, and a war between the U.S. and Iran could trigger it.

TEHRAN - Visiting an IRGC missile town on Wednesday, Chief of the Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the Islamic Republic has strengthened its deterrence power by upgrading its ballistic missiles.

TEHRAN Irans foreign minister has lashed out at German Chancellor Fredrich Merz, expressing hope that a mature person will return to German leadership.

TEHRAN Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Wednesday night that negotiations between Iran and the United States will begin in Muscat, Oman, on Friday morning.

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TEHRAN Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says planning for negotiations between Iran and the United States has been made for the coming days, noting consultations to determine the venue of the talks are currently underway.

TEHRAN Iranian Foreign Abbas Araghchi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty held a telephone conversation on Wednesday on the latest developments in the region as Iran and the United States are set to resume nuclear talks after six months.

TEHRAN - The former director of Irans Atomic Energy Organization has expressed optimism about the looming nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States.

Iranian-Canadians have been slowly getting word about friends and family injured and killed.

Dubai, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Middle East does not need another confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, and Tehran needs to reach a nuclear deal with Washington, Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said at a World Governments Summit panel in Dubai

DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Talks with the U.S

TEHRAN On Sunday, Iran took the step of publishing the names and national ID numbers of nearly 3,000 individuals killed during the unrest that swept through the country between January 8 and January 14

TEHRAN Iran warned on Monday that any military aggression against the country would have sweeping consequences for the entire West Asia region, as regional states intensify diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation amid a growing U.S

TEHRAN - Some 2600 psychologists and advisors from various Iranian universities have signed a statement in reaction to Washingtons repeated military threats against Iran and efforts to inject psychological instability into the Iranian society.

TEHRAN - While the Trump administration is officially considering regime-change options in Cuba, reviewing the experiences of countries previously targeted for American rescue shows that this concept is not about the welfare of nationsit is a cover for blockade, pressure, and systematic plunder. This pattern also explains Washingtons hostility toward Iran.

TEHRAN Negotiating teams from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States are reportedly poised to resume high-level discussions in the coming days, with diplomatic momentum building toward a potential meeting in Istanbul as early as Friday.

TEHRAN - An Iranian parliamentarian has quoted a senior military commander as saying the Islamic Republic is prepared to respond to any mischievous move by the enemy.

Oil prices slid as investors dial back fears of a supply shock after Donald Trump said Iran was "seriously talking" with Washington over the weekend.

Trump earlier said Iran - which is due to begin a live-fire naval exercise in a key shipping route - was in "serious discussions".

MADRID - In recent weeks, US military pressure in West Asia has reached one of its highest levels, creating a moment of elevated risk and uncertain outcomes. The reinforcement of naval and air assets, the sharpening of deterrent rhetoric and signals of operational readiness have revived a familiar debate in Washington: to what extent can a credible threat of force alter Irans behavior without triggering a regional escalation that would be difficult to contain?

According to him, the deployment of U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf is intended both to facilitate negotiations and to prepare for a possible confrontation with Iran.

GOA - As of late January 2026, the United States has engaged in a major, visible naval buildup near Iran, characterized by President Donald Trump as a "massive armada"

TEHRAN Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has countered the prevailing Western rhetoric of inevitable conflict between Iran and the United States.

TEHRAN Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy, issued a message on Sunday, asserting that the Iranian nation remains an impregnable fortress against the sedition and conspiracies of enemies.

TEHRAN As the United States continues to threaten possible war against Iran while expanding its naval military buildup in the Persian Gulf, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran will not initiate a conflict but will respond decisively, and will also ensure that any future war with the United States becomes a regional one.

Fourteen people are reportedly injured after separate blasts were reported on Saturday.

TEHRAN Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, on Saturday ahead of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, renewing allegiance to the ideals that reshaped Iran and ended decades of foreign domination.

TEHRAN Iran, China, and Russia plan to hold a naval drill, codenamed security belt, on the last day of the current Iranian month of Bahman (Jan

TEHRAN Egypt has intensified diplomatic efforts to prevent renewed conflict in West Asia, holding separate phone calls with Irans foreign minister and the U.S

TEHRAN - While Donald Trump labels American protesters professional agitators and calls for their imprisonment or deportation, the very same pattern of behavior has for years been framed in Western narratives of insecurity in Iran as civil protesta stark rupture in how order, security, and the legitimacy of violence are defined.

TEHRAN Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has delivered a sharp message to Washington and its European allies, asserting that while Iran remains open to fair and balanced diplomacy, it will never negotiate under the shadow of threats or accept dictates from foreign powers.

Analysts believe PM Netanyahu is urging the US towards maximalist strikes.

Tehran has said it will never negotiate on its missile and defence systems, but that it is open to talks.

TEHRAN The Iranian Army (Artesh) has officially integrated 1,000 strategic drones into the combat organization of its four service branches.

TEHRAN Irans Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf has reiterated that Tehran does not reject dialogue or diplomacy in principle, stressing that any negotiations must be genuine, balanced, and grounded in mutual respect, clear guarantees, and the protection of Irans national interests.

TEHRAN The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a sweeping diplomatic and political counter-offensive following the European Unions decision to classify the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

LONDON - The goal of last years June war on Iran was to deliver a strike that would spark unrest

TEHRAN President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order on Wednesday night to publish the names and identities of all those who were killed in the first ten days of the unrest in January in certain cities across Iran.

TEHRAN Irans foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in the Turkish capital on Friday with a message for Washington that was as firm as it was measured: Tehran remains open to a diplomatic resolution regarding its nuclear program, but it will not negotiate under duress, nor will it hesitate to engage in total war if the United States miscalculates again.

TEHRAN- Shargh wrote: U.S. media are reporting serious disagreements within the Trump administration regarding a military attack on Iran; a disagreement between hardline groups that emphasize the implementation of the red line and a group centered on J.D

TEHRAN-Amid renewed unrest in Iran and escalating rhetoric from Washington and Tel Aviv, questions are mounting over whether Western claims of supporting civil liberties mask deeper geopolitical objectives

Adam and Alex wrap up the week with James Landale and Sarah Montague.

Tehran has threatened to treat an attack by the US as part of last summer's war, and its response could be more dramatic.

Iran seized the oil tanker with 18 crew members, including 16 Indians, in December alleging it had illegal diesel.

The US president says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf.

Multiple sources told Reuters that Trump is weighing targeted strikes on Iranian security forces and leaders to inspire protesters.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters.

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The European Union will most likely include Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist organisations, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday ahead of a foreign affairs ministers council

From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.

Many of the papers have headlined on Iran, following threats from US President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for taking part in what prosecutors called a failed Iran-backed murder-for-hire plot against Masih Alinejad, a prominent Iranian dissident living in the U.S., the Justice Department said

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Tehran says its armed forces are ready "with their fingers on the trigger" to respond to any aggression